Topping Out Ceremony For Football Performance Center To Be Held July 2

Event is open to the public and begins at 10 AM

Join us on Tuesday, July 2 for the Topping Out Ceremony of the UMass Football Performance Center.

June 28, 2013

AMHERST, Mass. -
Fans are invited to join members of the UMass Department of Athletics, the University and the football program next Tuesday, July 2 at 10:00 AM for the Topping Out Ceremony of the UMass Football Performance Center.

The Performance Center is located in the North Endzone of McGuirk Stadium. The Topping Out Ceremony is a celebration of the last steel beam being placed on top of the building.

Construction efforts at the site have gone well with the foundation work and steel beams being put in place over the last three months. The entire project is slated to be completed by Fall 2014.

In addition to the Football Performance Center, a new Press Box is also part of the $34.5 million upgrade project at McGuirk Stadium. The Performance Center is a 55,000 square foot complex which will include coaches offices, a new locker room space, meeting rooms, athletic training facilities and a dedicated strength and conditioning facility. The Press Box measures 5,800 square feet and will be designed to accommodate a range of media with a primary focus on television production accessibility.

For more information on Topping Out Ceremonies (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Topping Off), Click Here.

Details On Football Performance Center/Press Box:
The state-of-the-art Football Performance Center will mark the first-ever dedicated facility housing all support elements for the UMass football program. The two-level complex will greet visitors with a foyer displaying proud moments in the program's history while providing a dynamic vision of the future. Office space, meeting rooms, a multi-purpose/formal event space and a terrace overlooking the field will highlight the upper level. The lower level will house the locker room, equipment room, strength and conditioning space and the athletic training room. The Press Box will contain dedicated booths for media, television, radio and instant replay along with game operations. The project designer/architect is Perkins & Will, Inc., while the contractor is Consigli Construction Co., Inc. For more information on the project along with information on the sustainable design efforts, visit the UMass Facility Planning website at http://www.umass.edu/fp/projectmanagement/constructioninformation/mcguirkalumnistadiumupgrades/